"Saving the Past and Improving the Future" is the byline for Mountaineer Heritage Park, a planned Community Historical Complex in the heart of Mineral Wells, Texas. Blogging about the progress and plans for the restoration of the old Mineral Wells High School in my hometown.
Coming Home Queen and Some 50 Year Club Members Attend Game 9-16-2011
MWHS Induction Class of 1961 Into 50 Year Club
MWHS Induction Class of 1961 Into 50 Year Club More Photos
1965 Class Reunion Tour of MWHS Old High School
MWHS 50 Year Club 2010 Reunion and the Induction of Class of 1960
MWHS Trophies
The Unbearable Opera
50 Year Club
THE WAY IT IS
Historical Restoration Plans
In 1984, the old High School was threatened with demolition. Originally known as the Fannin School, this wonderful structure that was part of so many of our lives for decades was saved due to the tremendous efforts of a group of concerned citizens and former Mineral Wells High School students.
Today the 50 Year Club exists to promote and preserve our many high school reunions and restore the old high school building and the surrounding facilities like the amphitheater as a National Historic District.
Plans are being made for historical restoration to the original structures of the three-story old Mineral Wells High School and amphitheater facility, the Rock School House, and the Home Economics Building and for refurbishing the interiors for use as a Community Historical Complex.
YOUR help is needed in preserving this important and critical historical landmark! Please help us build Mountaineer Heritage Park!
What a delightful post. Thank you, Judy for taking the time to help bring some of our past to the present. We certainly do appreciate all the work that you are doing for such a wonderful cause. Keep it up.
Oh, and isn't it wonderful that we have access to so many of the old annuals which preserve our past. Thank you, also for taking the time to make sure that all of these old annuals are taken care of and preserved in a way that will allow them to be enjoyed by classmates for decades. You are doing a fantastic job.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Copyright 2009 - 2011 ALL PHOTOS and articles, unless otherwise stated, are the property of the 50 Year Club or Judith Richards Shubert and can not be used unless you have prior authorization and link back to this site.
Everyone calls me Judy. I live in the metroplex of Fort Worth/Dallas in the suburb of North Richland Hills with my husband of 45 years.
I have a great interest in genealogy research and love to share the excitement of a newly found tidbit of information on my family's history. It excites me also to help others find that missing piece linking them to someone they knew of, but didn't know!
As the appointed Historian of the Mineral Wells High School 50 Year Club, I have a treasure trove of historical documents and memorabilia to occupy my time and my curiosity.
Come with me on a journey as we blog about the restoration of the historical complex that includes the old high school, amphitheater, Rock School house, and Home Economics Building on the new blog, "Mountaineer Heritage Park Blog".
4 comments:
What a delightful post. Thank you, Judy for taking the time to help bring some of our past to the present. We certainly do appreciate all the work that you are doing for such a wonderful cause. Keep it up.
Oh, and isn't it wonderful that we have access to so many of the old annuals which preserve our past. Thank you, also for taking the time to make sure that all of these old annuals are taken care of and preserved in a way that will allow them to be enjoyed by classmates for decades. You are doing a fantastic job.
Awesome job Judy...we appreciate all that you do. Thanks...
Post a Comment